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2011 City Park Facts

Center for City Park Excellence

The Trust for Public Land

The Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, andother natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come. The

mission of TPLs Center for City Park Excellence is to make cities more successfulthrough the innovative renewal and creation of parks for their social, ecological,

and economic benefits to residents and visitors alike.

2011 The Trust for Public Land


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Not since the 1890s has there been more recognition of the value of our cityparks: mayors once again understand that they cant have a great city without a

great park system. They understand that urban parks are all about healthourphysical and spiritual health as well as the health of our economies and ourenvironment. Cities are investing as never before in central and neighborhoodparks, gardens, greenways, trails, playgrounds, and urban natural areas. And yetreliable data to guide public and private investment and shape the future of ournations city park systems is very hard to come by.

The Trust for Public Land works to make sure that reliable park data is available

to mayors, park directors, and civic leaders who want to leverage their systemsto create livableand lovablecities. For more than a decade, our Center for

City Park Excellence has been methodically searching out and sharing information on urban park systems:acreage, facilities, staffing, budgets, usership, and more. Over that time, we have built a database that has

grown from 25 cities and only 33 questions to 126 separate data points on the park systems of the 100 mostpopulous U.S. cities.

Today, urban economies are stressed by depressed property values, stagnant tourism, and reduced taxrevenues. At a time when all city infrastructure is at riskthe park systems of the biggest cities alone sufferfrom at least $5.8 billion in deferred maintenance costthe data in this booklet is more important thanever.

The2011 City Park Factsreport is a shared resource to help cities know where they stand. The Trust forPublic Land uses this information to help define our own programs, research, and advocacy. We hope that

you, too, will use it to further your own work, your knowledge base, and the overall understanding of cityparks.

Will Rogers, PresidentThe Trust for Public Land

Photo by Hal Williams

FOREWORD


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

HOW TO USE THIS BOOKLET 2

REFERENCE MAP: THE 100 MOST POPULOUS CITIES 14

FULL REPORTS

Report #1: Acres of Parkland by City and Agency 3

Report #2: Acres of Parkland as Percentage of City Area 10

Report #3: Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Residents by City 13Report #4: Park Playgrounds per 10,000 Residents by City 16

Report #5: Total Spending on Parks and Recreation per Resident by City 17

Report #6: Operational Spending per Resident by City 18

Report #7: Capital Spending per Resident by City 19

Graph: Total Spending on Parks and Recreation per Resident by City 20

Report #8: Employees per 10,000 Residents by Major City Agency 22

SNAPSHOT REPORTSTHE TOP 10

Report #9: Ball Diamonds per 10,000 Residents by City 24

Report #10: Basketball Hoops per 10,000 Residents by City 24

Report #11: Off-Leash Dog Parks per 100,000 Residents by City 24

Report #12: Recreation and Senior Centers per 20,000 Residents by City 24

Report #13: Skateboard Parks per 100,000 Residents by City 24

Report #14: Swimming Pools per 100,000 Residents by City 24

INDIVIDUAL PARKS OF INTEREST

The 100 Largest City Parks in the U.S. 25The 50 Oldest City Parks in the U.S. 27

The Most-Visited City Parks in the U.S. 28


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HOW TO USE THIS BOOKLET

There are more than 20,000 individual parks in the 100 largest U.S. cities (see Reference Map,pages 1415). These include remote natural areas, playgrounds, flower gardens, paved plazas, sportsfields, reflective retreats, bike trails, dog parks, river walks, cemeteries, and boulevards. In order todeal with this mass of information, we have established a set of rules covering our measurements.

When we say city, we mean only the municipality, not the metropolitan region. Thus, Los Angelesmeans the city of Los Angeles, not greater Los Angeles, nor Los Angeles County. However, several citiesthat are included in greater Los AngelesLong Beach, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Irvinehappen to belarge enough to merit separate inclusion in this booklet and are listed under their own names.

When we say largest we are referring to the 2009 population of the city. (City area is based on 2000

census numbers because new areas have not yet been released.) For certain reports, we categorize citiesbased on their average population density (population divided by municipal land area). The densitycategories are based on standard deviations from the mean.

When we say park we are referring to publicly owned and operated parks. In Report #1, we count everykind of park within the municipal boundary of the city, including national, state, county, regional, andmunicipal parks. We do not count private golf, tennis, swimming, or other clubs, nor do we count parks in

gated communities. In most cases we combine the data from all the different park agencies in the city. In afew reports we separate parks by their management agency. Report #1 is meant to serve as an index for thecalculations found in Reports #2-14.

In general, operational spending relates to year-in, year-out work such as landscape and tree maintenance,

facility maintenance, trash removal, recreational programming, planning, administration, policing, light-ing, marketing, etc. Capital spending relates to one-time special items such as land acquisition, construc-tion, and major roadway or structural repairs. In order to provide greater uniformity between agencies, wedo not count the sometimes large expenses associated with zoos, aquariums, professional sports stadiums,museums, and cemeteries in some cities parks but not others. In Report #5, total spending includes bothoperational spending and capital spending.

The reports published here constitute only a portion of the data available from the Center for City ParkExcellence. For more reports, see tpl.org/cityparkfacts. For other studies carried out by the center, go totpl.org/CCPE. For other questions, send an email to [email protected].

Peter Harnik, Director

Coleen Gentles, Director of MarketingRyan Donahue, Research Director

Jordan Thaler, Former Program Associate



REPORT #1: ACRES OF PARKLAND BY CITY AND AGENCY

FY 2010

Land Park AcreageCity Population Area (acres) Within City Limits

Akron, Ohio 207,209 39,680 Total Acres: 8,799

Summit County Metro Parks (within city of Akron) 6,554

Akron Recreation Bureau 2,245

Albuquerque 529,219 115,608 32,535

Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department 31,901

Bernalillo County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Albuquerque) 634

Anaheim 337,896 31,360 926

Anaheim Community Services Department Parks Division 760

Orange County Parks (within city of Anaheim) 166

Anchorage/Anchorage Borough 286,174 1,258,880 501,725

Chugach State Park 490,125

Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department 11,600

Arlington, Texas 380,085 61,322 4,684

Arlington Parks and Recreation Department 4,684Arlington, Virginia 217,483 16,000 1,823

National Park Service (within county of Arlington) 947

Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources 876

Atlanta 540,922 84,316 3,882

Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs 3,822

National Park Service (within city of Atlanta) 39

Centennial Olympic Park 21

Aurora, Colorado 323,348 90,880 10,155

Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space 10,155

Austin 786,386 160,969 28,911

Austin Parks and Recreation Department 19,219

Austin Water Utility, Wildland Conservation Division 8,954

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of Austin) 725Travis County Parks (within city of Austin) 13

Bakersfield 324,463 72,320 8,354

Bakersfield Recreation and Parks Department 8,109

North of the River Recreation and Park District (within city of Bakersfield) 178

Kern County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Bakersfield) 67

Baltimore 637,418 51,714 4,905

Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks 4,862

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine 43

Baton Rouge 225,388 48,640 1,374

The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge 1,374

Birmingham 230,121 95,360 3,504

Birmingham Park and Recreation Board 1,472

Red Mountain Park Commission 1,108Ruffner Mountain Nature Coalition, Inc. 924

Boise, Idaho 205,707 40,320 2,775

Boise Parks and Recreation 2,775

Boston 645,169 30,992 4,897

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (within city of Boston) 2,807

Boston Parks and Recreation Department 1,934

Boston Conservation Commission 88

Boston National Historical Park 35

Massachusetts Port Authority (within city of Boston) 33

KEY N.A.= Not Available




Buffalo 270,240 26,240 Total Acres: 2,180

Buffalo Division of Parks and Recreation 2,139

Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry (within city of Buffalo) 40Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site 1

Chandler, Arizona 249,535 36,480 1,528

Chandler Community Services Department 1,528

Charlotte/Mecklenburg 913,639 337,280 18,551

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department 18,551

Chesapeake, Virginia 222,455 217,600 56,066

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 49,246

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries 4,558

Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department 2,262

Chicago 2,851,268 145,362 11,959

Chicago Park District 7,656

Forest Preserve District of Cook County (within city of Chicago) 3,690

Illinois Department of Natural Resources (within city of Chicago) 613

Chula Vista, California 223,739 30,720 907

Chula Vista Public Works Department Parks Division 603

San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge 180

San Diego County Parks and Recreation (within city of Chula Vista) 124

Cincinnati 333,012 49,898 6,817

Cincinnati Park Board 4,874

Cincinnati Recreation Commission 1,476

Hamilton County Park District (within city of Cincinnati) 464

William Howard Taft National Historic Site 3

Cleveland 431,369 49,650 3,130

Cleveland Department of Parks, Recreation and Properties 1,490

Cleveland Metroparks (within city of Cleveland) 1,061

Cleveland Lakefront State Park 579

Colorado Springs 397,317 118,874 11,859

Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services 9,249

Colorado State Parks (within city of Colorado Springs) 2,040

El Paso County Parks (within city of Colorado Springs) 570

Columbus 769,332 134,568 11,274

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department 8,422

Columbus and Franklin County Metro Park District (within city of Columbus) 2,852

Corpus Christi 287,439 99,200 2,147

Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Department 1,847

Nueces County Coastal Parks (within city of Corpus Christi) 300

Dallas 1,299,542 219,223 29,401

Dallas Park and Recreation Department 29,401Denver 610,345 98,142 5,902

Denver Parks and Recreation (within city of Denver) 5,902

Detroit 910,921 88,810 5,921

Detroit Recreation Department 5,890

William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor 31

Durham, North Carolina 229,171 60,160 2,440

Durham Parks and Recreation Department 1,740

Eno River State Park (within city of Durham) 700





El Paso 620,456 159,405 Total Acres: 29,393

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of El Paso) 25,970

El Paso Parks and Recreation Department 2,908El Paso County Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of El Paso) 460

Chamizal National Memorial 55

Fort Wayne 255,890 50,560 2,400

Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department 2,400

Fort Worth 727,577 187,222 11,312

Fort Worth Parks and Community Services Department 11,312

Fresno 479,918 66,791 1,511

Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department 1,511

Garland, Texas 222,013 36,480 2,880

Garland Parks and Recreation Department 2,880

Dallas County Planning and Development Department (within city of Garland) N.A.

Gilbert, Arizona 222,075 26,880 1,330

Gilbert Parks and Recreation 1,330

Glendale, Arizona 253,209 35,840 2,160

Glendale Parks and Recreation Department 2,160

Greensboro, North Carolina 255,124 66,560 6,186

Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department 5,946

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park 240

Henderson, Nevada 256,445 51,200 1,986

Henderson Parks and Recreation Department 1,957

Clark County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Henderson) 29

Hialeah, Florida 218,896 12,160 175

Hialeah Department of Recreation and Community Services 175

Honolulu/Honolulu County 907,574 384,000 6,056

Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation 5,150Hawaii Division of State Parks (within city of Honolulu) 906

Houston 2,257,926 370,818 49,643

Houston Parks and Recreation Department 33,638

Harris County Parks (within city of Houston) 13,590

Fort Bend County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Houston) 2,023

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of Houston) 380

Discovery Green Conservancy 12

Indianapolis 807,584 231,342 11,147

Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation 10,877

White River State Park Development Commission 270

Irvine, California 209,716 29,440 7,656

Irvine Community Services Department 7,311

Orange County Parks (within city of Irvine) 345Irving, Texas 205,541 42,880 1,869

Irving Parks and Recreation 1,814

Dallas County Planning and Development Department (within city of Irving) 55

Jacksonville 813,518 537,000 44,108

Jacksonville Recreation and Community Services Department 18,686

St. Johns River Water Management District (within city of Jacksonville) 8,827

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve and Fort Caroline Memorial (within city of Jacksonville) 8,400

Florida Park Service (within city of Jacksonville) 8,195





Jersey City, New Jersey 242,503 9,600 Total Acres: 1,660

New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry (within Jersey City) 1,188

Hudson County Division of Parks (within Jersey City) 283

Jersey City Division of Parks and Forestry 189

Kansas City, Missouri 482,299 200,664 17,272

Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department 11,882

Jackson County Parks and Recreation (within Kansas City) 5,390

Laredo, Texas 226,124 49,920 1,552

Laredo Parks and Leisure Services Department 1,041

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of Laredo) 371

Webb County Community Action Agency (within city of Laredo) 140

Las Vegas 567,641 72,514 3,072

Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services 3,069

Nevada Division of State Parks (within city of Las Vegas) 3

Lexington/Fayette 296,545 182,400 6,077

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation 6,058

Kentucky Department of Parks (within city of Lexington) 19

Lincoln, Nebraska 254,001 48,000 6,304

Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department 6,304

Long Beach, California 462,604 32,281 3,331

Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine 3,331

Los Angeles 3,831,868 300,201 23,938

Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks 15,899

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (within city of Los Angeles) 2,322

Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (within city of Los Angeles) 2,230

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (within city of Los Angeles) 1,720

California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Los Angeles) 1,120

Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Los Angeles) 647

Louisville 721,594 246,400 15,939Louisville Metro Parks 15,341

E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park 513

Waterfront Development Corporation 85

Lubbock, Texas 225,859 72,960 2,224

Lubbock Parks and Recreation 2,224

Madison, Wisconsin 235,419 43,520 5,246

Madison Parks Division 4,463

Dane County Parks Division (within city of Madison) 783

Memphis 676,640 178,761 9,140

Memphis Division of Park Services 4,802

Shelby Farms Park Conservancy 3,200

T.O. Fuller State Park 1,138

Mesa, Arizona 467,157 79,990 2,244

Mesa Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities Department 2,244

Miami 433,136 22,830 1,198

Miami Department of Parks and Recreation 1,037

Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department (within city of Miami) 100

Bayfront Park Management Trust 61

Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 959,521 154,880 15,189

Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture 15,189




Minneapolis 385,378 35,130 Total Acres: 5,121

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 5,121

Nashville/Davidson 605,473 321,280 10,765

Nashville/Davidson Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation 10,765

New Orleans 354,850 115,840 29,851

Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge (within city of New Orleans) 24,293

Audubon Nature Institute 1,600

New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways 1,414

New Orleans City Park Improvement Association 1,300

New Orleans Recreation Department 1,076

Louisiana Office of State Parks (within city of New Orleans) 105

New Orleans Building Corporation 54

Municipal Yacht Harbor 9

New York 8,391,881 195,072 38,060

New York City Department of Parks and Recreation 29,181

Gateway National Recreation Area (within city of New York) 7,138

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (within city of New York) 1,039

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (within city of New York) 665

Governors Island National Monument 22

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island National Monuments 15

Newark, New Jersey 278,154 15,360 858

Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (within city of Newark) 769

Newark Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services 89

Norfolk 233,333 33,920 602

Norfolk Department of Recreation, Parks and Open Space 602

North Las Vegas, Nevada 224,387 49,920 859

North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Department 859

Oakland 409,189 35,875 5,219

Oakland Office of Parks and Recreation 4,101East Bay Regional Park District (within city of Oakland) 1,118

Oklahoma City 560,333 388,463 21,841

Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department 21,841

Omaha 454,731 74,048 9,560

Omaha Department of Parks, Recreation and Public Property 9,560

Orlando 235,860 59,520 2,941

Orlando Families, Parks and Recreation Department 2,917

Orange County Parks and Recreation Division (within city of Orlando) 24

Philadelphia 1,547,297 86,456 11,186

Fairmount Park Commission 9,200

Philadelphia Department of Recreation 1,349

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (within city of Philadelphia) 300

Benjamin Rush State Park 282Independence National Historical Park 55

Phoenix 1,593,659 303,907 45,020

Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department 43,378

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Phoenix) 1,642

Pittsburgh 310,037 35,573 3,120

Pittsburgh Public Works 3,084

Point State Park 36

Plano, Texas 273,613 46,080 4,215

Plano Parks and Recreation Department 4,215






Portland, Oregon 566,143 85,964 Total Acres: 13,864

Portland Parks and Recreation 11,147

Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces (within city of Portland) 2,263

Tryon Creek State Natural Area 454

Raleigh 405,612 73,600 12,512

Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department 6,742

William B. Umstead State Park 5,579

Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space (within city of Raleigh) 191

Reno, Nevada 219,636 44,160 2,432

Reno Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department 2,375

Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space (within city of Reno) 57

Riverside, California 297,841 49,920 4,796

Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department 3,003

Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District (within city of Riverside) 1,545

California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Riverside) 248

Rochester, New York 207,294 22,400 1,501

Rochester Bureau of Operations and Parks 933

Monroe County Department of Parks (within city of Rochester) 568

Sacramento 466,676 62,180 5,069

Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation 2,418

Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks (within city of Sacramento) 1,746

Sacramento Department of Convention, Culture and Leisure 604

California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of Sacramento) 301

San Antonio 1,373,668 260,832 23,316

San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department 13,678

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (within city of San Antonio) 8,620

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park 835

Bexar County Infrastructure Services Department (within city of San Antonio) 183

San Diego 1,306,300 207,575 47,383San Diego Park and Recreation Department 39,902

San Diego County Parks and Recreation (within city of San Diego) 4,094

California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of San Diego) 1,508

San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex 900

The Port of San Diego 817

Cabrillo National Monument 162

San Francisco 815,358 29,884 5,384

San Francisco Recreation and Park Department 3,466

The Presidio Trust 1,491

California Department of Parks and Recreation (within city of San Francisco) 252

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (within city of San Francisco) 175

San Jose 964,695 111,910 15,982

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (within city of San Jose) 6,800Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation (within city of San Jose) 3,910

San Jose Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services 3,449

Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (within city of San Jose) 1,823

Santa Ana, California 340,338 17,280 324

Santa Ana Parks, Recreation and Community Services 324

Scottsdale, Arizona 237,844 117,760 17,172

Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Division 17,172

Seattle 616,627 53,677 5,476

Seattle Parks and Recreation 5,476





St. Louis 356,587 39,630 Total Acres: 3,478

St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry 3,065

Tower Grove Park Commission 289

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial 91

The Great Rivers Greenway District 33

St. Paul, Minnesota 281,253 33,920 3,974

Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department 2,804

Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of St. Paul) 670

Minnesota DNR Division of Parks and Recreation (within city of St. Paul) 500

St. Petersburg 244,324 38,400 2,963

St. Petersburg Parks Department 2,961

Pinellas County Parks and Recreation Department (within city of St. Petersburg) 2

Stockton 287,578 35,200 674

Stockton Public Works Department 674

Tampa 343,890 71,720 3,361

Tampa Parks and Recreation Department 3,041

Tampa Sports Authority 320

Tucson 543,910 124,588 3,892

Tucson Parks and Recreation Department 3,319

Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Department (within city of Tucson) 415

Kino Sports Complex 158

Tulsa 389,625 116,891 7,336

Tulsa Park and Recreation Department 5,995

River Parks Authority 1,116

Tulsa County Parks (within city of Tulsa) 225

Virginia Beach 433,575 158,903 33,677

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge 13,360

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (within city of Virginia Beach) 12,718

Virginia Beach Department of Parks and Recreation 5,249Princess Anne Wildlife Management Area 1,546

Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge 804

Washington, District of Columbia 599,657 39,297 7,464

National Park Service (within city of Washington) 6,776

District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation 688

Wichita 372,186 86,879 4,460

Wichita Park and Recreation Department 4,460

Winston-Salem, North Carolina 229,828 69,120 3,450

Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks 3,450

Total: 62,431,305 11,642,201 1,502,687




REPORT #2: ACRES OF PARKLAND AS PERCENTAGEOF CITY AREA

Population Density Group #2 (INTERMEDIATEHIGH)

FY 2010

Total park acres includes city, county, metro, state, and federal acres within the city limits.

Median, This Density: 10.3%


New York 38,060 19.5%

Washington, D.C. 7,464 19.0%

San Francisco 5,384 18.0%

Jersey City, New Jersey 1,660 17.3%

Boston 4,897 15.8%

Minneapolis 5,121 14.6%

Oakland 5,219 14.5%

Philadelphia 11,186 12.9%

Arlington, Virginia 1,823 11.4%

Long Beach, California 3,331 10.3%

Seattle 5,476 10.2%

Baltimore 4,905 9.5%

Chicago 11,959 8.2%

Los Angeles 23,938 8.0%

Newark, New Jersey 858 5.6%

Miami 1,198 5.2%

Anaheim 926 3.0%

Santa Ana, California 324 1.9%

Hialeah, Florida 175 1.4%

San Jose 15,982 14.3%

St. Paul, Minnesota 3,974 11.7%

St. Louis 3,478 8.8%

Pittsburgh 3,120 8.8%

Buffalo 2,180 8.3%

Rochester, New York 1,501 6.7%

Detroit 5,921 6.7%

Cleveland 3,130 6.3%

Gilbert, Arizona 1,330 4.9%

Las Vegas 3,072 4.2%

Stockton 674 1.9%

Total Park Acres as PercentCity Park Acres of Land Area

Population Density Group #1 (HIGH)





Albuquerque 32,535 28.1%

Irvine, California 7,656 26.0%

San Diego 47,383 22.8%

Akron, Ohio 8,799 22.2%

Austin 28,911 18.0%

Raleigh 12,512 17.0%

Portland, Oregon 13,864 16.1%

Phoenix 45,020 14.8%

Cincinnati 6,817 13.7%

Dallas 29,401 13.4%

Houston 49,643 13.4%

Lincoln, Nebraska 6,304 13.1%

Omaha 9,560 12.9%

Madison, Wisconsin 5,246 12.1%

Bakersfield 8,354 11.6%

Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 15,189 9.8%

Riverside, California 4,796 9.6%

Plano, Texas 4,215 9.1%

San Antonio 23,316 8.9%

Columbus 11,274 8.4%

Sacramento 5,069 8.2%

Garland, Texas 2,880 7.9%

St. Petersburg 2,963 7.7%Arlington, Texas 4,684 7.6%

Boise, Idaho 2,775 6.9%

Glendale, Arizona 2,160 6.0%

Denver 5,902 6.0%

Reno, Nevada 2,432 5.5%

Fort Wayne 2,400 4.7%

Tampa 3,361 4.7%

Atlanta 3,882 4.6%

Irving, Texas 1,869 4.4%

Chandler, Arizona 1,528 4.2%

Henderson, Nevada 1,986 3.9%

Laredo, Texas 1,552 3.1%

Chula Vista, California 907 3.0%

Baton Rouge 1,374 2.8%

Mesa, Arizona 2,244 2.8%

Fresno 1,511 2.3%

Norfolk 602 1.8%

North Las Vegas, Nevada 859 1.7%

Population Density Group #3 (INTERMEDIATE-LOW)




Population Density Group #4 (LOW)


Median, All Cities: 8.1%


Anchorage/Anchorage Borough 501,725 39.9%New Orleans 29,851 25.8%

Chesapeake, Virginia 56,066 25.8%

Virginia Beach 33,677 21.2%

El Paso 29,393 18.4%

Scottsdale, Arizona 17,172 14.6%

Aurora, Colorado 10,155 11.2%

Colorado Springs 11,859 10.0%

Greensboro, North Carolina 6,186 9.3%

Kansas City, Missouri 17,272 8.6%

Jacksonville 44,108 8.2%

Louisville 15,939 6.5%

Tulsa 7,336 6.3%

Fort Worth 11,312 6.0%

Oklahoma City 21,841 5.6%

Charlotte/Mecklenburg 18,551 5.5%

Wichita 4,460 5.1%

Memphis 9,140 5.1%

Winston-Salem, North Carolina 3,450 5.0%

Orlando 2,941 4.9%

Indianapolis 11,147 4.8%

Durham, North Carolina 2,440 4.1%

Birmingham 3,504 3.7%

Nashville/Davidson 10,765 3.4%

Lexington/Fayette 6,077 3.3%

Tucson 3,892 3.1%

Lubbock, Texas 2,224 3.0%

Corpus Christi 2,147 2.2%

Honolulu/Honolulu County 6,056 1.6%




San Jose 15,982 16.6St. Paul, Minnesota 3,974 14.1Pittsburgh 3,120 10.1St. Louis 3,478 9.8Buffalo 2,180 8.1Cleveland 3,130 7.3Rochester, New York 1,501 7.2

Detroit 5,921 6.5Gilbert, Arizona 1,330 6.0Las Vegas 3,072 5.4Stockton 674 2.3

Median, This Density: 7.3

REPORT #3: ACRES OF PARKLANDPER 1,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

Population Density Group #1 (HIGH)

Total park acres includes city, county, metro, state, and federal acres within the city limits.

FY 2010

Population Density Group #3 (INTERMEDIATELOW)

Acres per1,000 Residents

TotalPark AcresCity

Acres per1,000 Residents

TotalPark AcresCity

Minneapolis 5,121 13.3Oakland 5,219 12.8Washington, D.C. 7,464 12.4Seattle 5,476 8.9Arlington, Virginia 1,823 8.4Baltimore 4,905 7.7Boston 4,897 7.6Philadelphia 11,186 7.2Long Beach, California 3,331 7.2Jersey City, New Jersey 1,660 6.8San Francisco 5,384 6.6Los Angeles 23,938 6.2New York 38,060 4.5Chicago 11,959 4.2

Newark, New Jersey 858 3.1Miami 1,198 2.8Anaheim 926 2.7Santa Ana, California 324 1.0Hialeah, Florida 175 0.8


Population Density Group #2 (INTERMEDIATE-HIGH)

Albuquerque 32,535 61.5Akron, Ohio 8,799 42.5Austin 28,911 36.8Irvine, California 7,656 36.5San Diego 47,383 36.3Raleigh 12,512 30.8Phoenix 45,020 28.2Bakersfield 8,354 25.7

Lincoln, Nebraska 6,304 24.8Portland, Oregon 13,864 24.5Dallas 29,401 22.6Madison, Wisconsin 5,246 22.3Houston 49,643 22.0Omaha 9,560 21.0Cincinnati 6,817 20.5San Antonio 23,316 17.0Riverside, California 4,796 16.1Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 15,189 15.8Plano, Texas 4,215 15.4

Population Density Group #3 (INTERMEDIATELOW) cont.

Population Density Group #4 (LOW)

Anchorage/Anchorage Borough 501,725 1,753.2Chesapeake, Virginia 56,066 252.0New Orleans 29,851 84.1Virginia Beach 33,677 77.7

Scottsdale, Arizona 17,172 72.2Jacksonville 44,108 54.2El Paso 29,393 47.4Oklahoma City 21,841 39.0Kansas City, Missouri 17,272 35.8Aurora, Colorado 10,155 31.4Colorado Springs 11,859 29.8Greensboro, North Carolina 6,186 24.2Louisville 15,939 22.1Lexington/Fayette 6,077 20.5Charlotte/Mecklenburg 18,551 20.3Tulsa 7,336 18.8Nashville/Davidson 10,765 17.8Fort Worth 11,312 15.5Birmingham 3,504 15.2Winston-Salem, North Carolina 3,450 15.0

Indianapolis 11,147 13.8Memphis 9,140 13.5Orlando 2,941 12.5Wichita 4,460 12.0Durham, North Carolina 2,440 10.6Lubbock, Texas 2,224 9.8Corpus Christi 2,147 7.5Tucson 3,892 7.2Honolulu/Honolulu County 6,056 6.7


Columbus 11,274 14.7Boise, Idaho 2,775 13.5Garland, Texas 2,880 13.0Arlington, Texas 4,684 12.3St. Petersburg 2,963 12.1Reno, Nevada 2,432 11.1Sacramento 5,069 10.9Tampa 3,361 9.8Denver 5,902 9.7Fort Wayne 2,400 9.4Irving, Texas 1,869 9.1Glendale, Arizona 2,160 8.5Henderson, Nevada 1,986 7.7Atlanta 3,882 7.2

Laredo, Texas 1,552 6.9Chandler, Arizona 1,528 6.1Baton Rouge 1,374 6.1Mesa, Arizona 2,244 4.8Chula Vista, California 907 4.1North Las Vegas, Nevada 859 3.8Fresno 1,511 3.1Norfolk 602 2.6


Median, All Cities: 12.4



THE 100 MOST POPULOUS CITIES

Oakland

Stockton

Henderson

SanJose

Sacramento

Las Vegas

SanFrancisco

Fresno

Bakersfield

LosAngeles

Santa AnaRiverside

San Diego

Mesa

Chandler

Tucson

Phoenix

GlendaleLongBeach

Anaheim

DenverAuror

El Paso

Colorado Spri

Albuquerque

Seattle

Portland

Scottsdale

Lu

North LasVegas

ChulaVista

Gilbert

Reno

Irvine

Boise

Anchorage

Honolulu



Note: Toledo is not included because it did not participate in the 2010 survey of city park and recreation systems.

NewYork

Boston

JerseyCity

PittsburghPhiladelphia

Buffalo

Newark

Baltimore

Washington, DC

Virginia Beach

Columbus

Lexington

Louisville

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Detroit

Fort Wayne

Indianapolis

Nashville

Memphis

St.Louis

KansasCity

Jacksonville

Miami

TampaSt.Petersburg

Atlanta

Greensboro

Charlotte

Raleigh

Chicago

Milwaukee

Minneapolis

St. Paul

Omaha

Wichita

Tulsa

Oklahoma City

Lincoln

an Antonio

Plano

DallasArlington

Austin

CorpusChristi

Houston

ort Worth

Madison

Birmingham

New Orleans

BatonRouge

Durham

Norfolk

Orlando

Laredo

Winston-

Salem

Chesapeake

Garland

Arlington

Hialeah

Rochester

Akron

Irving



Total: 11,678

Median: 2.1

REPORT #4: PARK PLAYGROUNDSPER 10,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

Park playgrounds do not include school playgrounds. If a city has more than one park agency, their playgrounds are combined.

FY 2010

Playgrounds per

10,000 Residents

Number of

PlaygroundsCity

Playgrounds per

10,000 ResidentsNumber of

PlaygroundsCity

KEY N.A.= Not Available

Madison, Wisconsin 164 7.0Virginia Beach 215 5.0Corpus Christi 141 4.9Cincinnati 161 4.8Norfolk 100 4.3Pittsburgh 129 4.2Greensboro, North Carolina 102 4.0Sacramento 181 3.9Glendale, Arizona 97 3.8Colorado Springs 145 3.6Jacksonville 285 3.5Boise, Idaho 72 3.5Birmingham 80 3.5Boston 222 3.4Omaha 155 3.4Detroit 308 3.4Lincoln, Nebraska 84 3.3Chula Vista, California 72 3.2St. Petersburg 78 3.2Baltimore 200 3.1Baton Rouge 69 3.1Anchorage/Anchorage Borough 83 2.9Minneapolis 110 2.9Irvine, California 59 2.8Albuquerque 147 2.8St. Paul, Minnesota 77 2.7Lubbock, Texas 60 2.7San Jose 256 2.7

Cleveland 114 2.6New Orleans 93 2.6Plano, Texas 71 2.6Tulsa 99 2.5Stockton 71 2.5Denver 148 2.4Tampa 83 2.4Aurora, Colorado 78 2.4Durham, North Carolina 55 2.4Buffalo 63 2.3Reno, Nevada 51 2.3Fort Worth 167 2.3Irving, Texas 46 2.2Rochester, New York 46 2.2Fort Wayne 56 2.2Raleigh 88 2.2Tucson 118 2.2Chandler, Arizona 54 2.2Lexington/Fayette 64 2.2Wichita 80 2.1Portland, Oregon 120 2.1El Paso 131 2.1

Seattle 130 2.1Winston-Salem, North Carolina 47 2.0Orlando 48 2.0St. Louis 72 2.0Oklahoma City 113 2.0Atlanta 109 2.0North Las Vegas, Nevada 45 2.0Las Vegas 113 2.0Kansas City, Missouri 96 2.0Henderson, Nevada 50 1.9Columbus 146 1.9Nashville/Davidson 114 1.9Bakersfield 60 1.8Chicago 521 1.8Oakland 73 1.8San Diego 233 1.8San Francisco 145 1.8Memphis 114 1.7Washington, D.C. 101 1.7Louisville 119 1.6Philadelphia 254 1.6Indianapolis 129 1.6Garland, Texas 35 1.6Long Beach, California 69 1.5Austin 116 1.5Scottsdale, Arizona 34 1.4Riverside, California 42 1.4Dallas 183 1.4

Fresno 65 1.4Jersey City, New Jersey 32 1.3Miami 57 1.3Santa Ana, California 43 1.3Arlington, Texas 48 1.3Charlotte/Mecklenburg 114 1.2Houston 277 1.2New York 1,024 1.2Anaheim 41 1.2Milwaukee/Milwaukee County 114 1.2Akron, Ohio 24 1.2Mesa, Arizona 54 1.2San Antonio 148 1.1Phoenix 165 1.0Los Angeles 383 1.0

Newark, New Jersey 16 0.6Hialeah, Florida 12 0.5Laredo, Texas 2 0.1Arlington, Virginia N.A. N.A.Chesapeake, Virginia N.A. N.A.Gilbert, Arizona N.A. N.A.Honolulu/Honolulu County N.A. N.A.



REPORT #5: TOTAL SPENDING ON PARKS AND RECREATIONPER RESIDENT BY CITY

Total expenditure includes both operating and capital expenditure, but excludes stadiums, zoos, museums, aquariums, andcemeteries. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined.

FY 2009 KEY N.A.= Not Available

Total: $6,159,807,389

Median: $84

Expenditure

per Resident

Total Park

ExpenditureCity City

Omaha $34,736,814 $76Akron, Ohio $15,099,263 $73Oklahoma City $40,816,251 $73Garland, Texas $15,584,927 $70Corpus Christi $19,909,261 $69Anaheim $23,220,179 $69Nashville/Davidson $40,868,232 $67Glendale, Arizona $16,645,621 $66Philadelphia $99,627,494 $64Arlington, Texas $24,311,247 $64Colorado Springs $25,223,911 $63Lincoln, Nebraska $16,057,249 $63Lexington/Fayette $18,492,174 $62

Fort Wayne $15,947,078 $62Austin $48,877,389 $62San Antonio $84,842,548 $62Milwaukee/Milwaukee County $59,082,973 $62St. Louis $21,816,316 $61Columbus $45,696,258 $59Fresno $28,168,124 $59Los Angeles $221,596,617 $58Baltimore $36,797,232 $58Albuquerque $29,984,000 $57Chula Vista, California $12,513,635 $56Rochester, New York $11,548,349 $56Wichita $20,384,447 $55Arlington, Virginia $11,816,922 $54

Stockton $14,090,000 $49Memphis $32,044,793 $47Houston $102,938,811 $46Louisville $32,892,385 $46Santa Ana, California $14,683,470 $43Indianapolis $34,668,752 $43Jacksonville $34,888,660 $43Tulsa $15,820,210 $41Hialeah, Florida $8,800,000 $40Winston-Salem, North Carolina $8,791,403 $38Buffalo $9,153,202 $34El Paso $19,587,662 $32Detroit $24,559,000 $27Jersey City, New Jersey $4,113,488 $17Chesapeake, Virginia $3,443,000 $15

Baton Rouge N.A. N.A.Birmingham N.A. N.A.Durham, North Carolina N.A. N.A.Gilbert, Arizona N.A. N.A.Honolulu/Honolulu County N.A. N.A.Irving, Texas N.A. N.A.Laredo, Texas N.A. N.A.San Jose N.A. N.A.

Washington, D.C. $224,591,976 $375San Francisco $228,285,744 $280Seattle $167,541,163 $272Las Vegas $146,061,811 $257Henderson, Nevada $55,508,345 $216Minneapolis $76,932,406 $200St. Paul, Minnesota $54,802,592 $195Portland $98,029,801 $173Plano, Texas $45,038,424 $165Sacramento $75,014,463 $161North Las Vegas, Nevada $35,983,055 $160New York $1,329,673,995 $158Riverside, California $46,675,829 $157

Cincinnati $51,964,588 $156Chandler, Arizona $38,908,751 $156Raleigh $60,751,172 $150Virginia Beach $63,570,700 $147Tampa $49,099,548 $143Chicago $379,504,652 $133Newark, New Jersey $36,931,417 $133Oakland $53,605,604 $131Kansas City, Missouri $62,100,749 $129Denver $76,925,375 $126St. Petersburg $30,507,237 $125Aurora, Colorado $40,072,036 $124Long Beach, California $55,879,916 $121San Diego $152,711,954 $117Orlando $26,633,775 $113Lubbock, Texas $25,243,205 $112Bakersfield $35,039,523 $108Boise, Idaho $21,846,142 $106Scottsdale, Arizona $25,257,901 $106Madison, Wisconsin $24,870,000 $106Dallas $136,492,377 $105Boston $66,742,851 $103Cleveland $44,115,668 $102New Orleans $35,832,341 $101Pittsburgh $30,797,363 $99Tucson $52,862,000 $97Charlotte/Mecklenburg $84,565,136 $93Fort Worth $65,627,523 $90Miami $38,552,986 $89

Anchorage/Anchorage Borough $24,829,935 $87Norfolk $20,225,952 $87Reno, Nevada $18,640,373 $85Atlanta $45,175,686 $84Irvine, California $17,347,344 $83Greensboro, North Carolina $20,685,218 $81Phoenix $125,004,725 $78Mesa, Arizona $36,606,715 $78

Expenditure

per Resident

Total Park

Expenditure



REPORT #6: OPERATIONAL SPENDING PER RESIDENT BY CITY

Operating expenditure does not include capital expenditure. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined.


Total: $4,230,483,513

Median: $56

Expenditure

per Resident

Park Operating

ExpenditureCity

Washington, D.C. $138,382,818 $231San Francisco $177,605,292 $218Seattle $108,645,213 $176Minneapolis $67,047,624 $174Henderson, Nevada $35,447,683 $138Portland $77,139,615 $136St. Paul, Minnesota $35,317,754 $126St. Petersburg $30,367,276 $124Virginia Beach $53,739,175 $124Sacramento $55,866,463 $120Las Vegas $67,216,553 $118Long Beach, California $54,073,566 $117Cincinnati $37,572,478 $113Orlando $26,207,367 $111

Tampa $37,023,665 $108Aurora, Colorado $34,560,561 $107Scottsdale, Arizona $25,251,281 $106Raleigh $39,800,956 $98San Diego $124,346,983 $95Plano, Texas $25,286,075 $92New York $753,580,995 $90Chicago $250,514,652 $88Madison, Wisconsin $20,520,000 $87Tucson $46,555,023 $86Boise, Idaho $17,046,228 $83Irvine, California $17,347,344 $83Bakersfield $26,199,093 $81Denver $48,738,979 $80Kansas City, Missouri $38,366,112 $80New Orleans $28,158,341 $79Anchorage/Anchorage Borough $21,959,194 $77Oakland $31,309,724 $77Greensboro, North Carolina $19,144,229 $75Boston $47,960,957 $74Cleveland $30,545,177 $71Reno, Nevada $15,200,872 $69North Las Vegas, Nevada $15,435,445 $69Miami $29,515,086 $68Norfolk $15,672,452 $67Fort Worth $48,380,003 $66Corpus Christi $18,318,273 $64Atlanta $33,786,671 $62Lexington/Fayette $18,492,174 $62

Arlington, Texas $23,638,944 $62Omaha $27,511,696 $61Anaheim $20,171,532 $60Fort Wayne $14,298,011 $56Akron, Ohio $11,455,513 $55Lincoln, Nebraska $13,881,643 $55Oklahoma City $30,525,056 $54

Expenditure

per Resident

Park Operating

ExpenditureCity

Philadelphia $84,242,113 $54Phoenix $86,733,332 $54Arlington, Virginia $11,816,922 $54Nashville/Davidson $32,591,940 $54Colorado Springs $21,335,958 $54Riverside, California $15,934,164 $53Pittsburgh $16,239,183 $52Garland, Texas $11,584,927 $52Baltimore $33,126,232 $52Los Angeles $190,758,011 $50Fresno $23,844,009 $50St. Louis $17,699,286 $50Chula Vista, California $11,091,075 $50Stockton $14,090,000 $49

Wichita $18,016,987 $48Charlotte/Mecklenburg $42,475,547 $46Glendale, Arizona $11,713,465 $46Mesa, Arizona $21,552,767 $46Columbus $34,987,867 $45Durham, North Carolina $10,334,846 $45Chandler, Arizona $11,251,775 $45San Antonio $61,091,004 $44Austin $34,400,660 $44Rochester, New York $9,016,349 $43Milwaukee/Milwaukee County $41,526,634 $43Newark, New Jersey $11,961,736 $43Albuquerque $22,741,000 $43Dallas $53,794,698 $41

Hialeah, Florida $8,800,000 $40Houston $88,298,984 $39Lubbock, Texas $8,770,257 $39Santa Ana, California $13,045,528 $38Winston-Salem, North Carolina $8,791,403 $38Jacksonville $28,720,471 $35Indianapolis $27,807,401 $34Louisville $24,676,873 $34El Paso $19,587,662 $32Buffalo $8,447,107 $31Detroit $24,399,000 $27Memphis $17,132,295 $25Tulsa $8,381,228 $22Chesapeake, Virginia $1,443,000 $6Jersey City, New Jersey $1,102,000 $5

Baton Rouge N.A. N.A.Birmingham N.A. N.A.Gilbert, Arizona N.A. N.A.Honolulu/Honolulu County N.A. N.A.Irving, Texas N.A. N.A.Laredo, Texas N.A. N.A.San Jose N.A. N.A.



REPORT #7: CAPITAL SPENDING PER RESIDENT BY CITY

Capital expenditure does not include operating expenditure. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined.


Total: $1,939,658,722

Median: $18

Expenditure

per Resident

Park Capital

ExpenditureCity

Washington, D.C. $86,209,158 $144Las Vegas $78,845,258 $139Chandler, Arizona $27,656,976 $111Riverside, California $30,741,665 $103Seattle $58,895,950 $96North Las Vegas, Nevada $20,547,610 $92Newark, New Jersey $24,969,681 $90Henderson, Nevada $20,060,662 $78Lubbock, Texas $16,472,948 $73Plano, Texas $19,752,349 $72St. Paul, Minnesota $19,484,838 $69New York $576,093,000 $69Dallas $82,697,679 $64San Francisco $50,680,452 $62

Oakland $22,295,880 $54Raleigh $20,950,216 $52Kansas City, Missouri $23,734,637 $49Pittsburgh $14,558,180 $47Denver $28,186,396 $46Charlotte/Mecklenburg $42,089,589 $46Chicago $128,990,000 $45Cincinnati $14,392,110 $43Sacramento $19,148,000 $41Portland $20,890,186 $37Tampa $12,075,883 $35Mesa, Arizona $15,053,948 $32Cleveland $13,570,491 $31Boston $18,781,894 $29Bakersfield $8,840,430 $27Minneapolis $9,884,782 $26Phoenix $38,271,393 $24Fort Worth $17,247,520 $24Boise, Idaho $4,799,914 $23Virginia Beach $9,831,525 $23Memphis $14,912,498 $22San Diego $28,364,971 $22New Orleans $7,674,000 $22Atlanta $11,389,015 $21Miami $9,037,900 $21Norfolk $4,553,500 $20Glendale, Arizona $4,932,156 $19Tulsa $7,438,982 $19Madison, Wisconsin $4,350,000 $18

Austin $14,476,729 $18Oklahoma City $10,291,195 $18Milwaukee/Milwaukee County $17,556,339 $18Garland, Texas $4,000,000 $18Akron, Ohio $3,643,750 $18San Antonio $23,751,544 $17Aurora, Colorado $5,511,475 $17

Expenditure

per Resident

Park Capital

ExpenditureCity

Omaha $7,225,118 $16Reno, Nevada $3,439,501 $16Columbus $10,708,391 $14Albuquerque $7,243,000 $14Nashville/Davidson $8,276,292 $14Jersey City, New Jersey $3,011,488 $12Rochester, New York $2,532,000 $12Tucson $6,306,977 $12St. Louis $4,117,030 $12Louisville $8,215,512 $11Anchorage/Anchorage Borough $2,870,741 $10Philadelphia $15,385,381 $10Colorado Springs $3,887,953 $10Anaheim $3,048,647 $9

Fresno $4,324,115 $9Chesapeake, Virginia $2,000,000 $9Lincoln, Nebraska $2,175,606 $9Indianapolis $6,861,351 $8Los Angeles $30,838,606 $8Jacksonville $6,168,189 $8Houston $14,639,827 $6Fort Wayne $1,649,067 $6Wichita $2,367,460 $6Chula Vista, California $1,422,560 $6Greensboro, North Carolina $1,540,989 $6Baltimore $3,671,000 $6Corpus Christi $1,590,988 $6Santa Ana, California $1,637,942 $5Long Beach, California $1,806,350 $4Buffalo $706,095 $3Orlando $426,408 $2Arlington, Texas $672,303 $2St. Petersburg $139,961 $1Detroit $160,000 $0Scottsdale, Arizona $6,620 $0Arlington, Virginia $0 $0El Paso $0 $0Hialeah, Florida $0 $0Irvine, California $0 $0Lexington/Fayette $0 $0Stockton $0 $0Winston-Salem, North Carolina $0 $0Baton Rouge N.A. N.A.

Birmingham N.A. N.A.Durham, North Carolina N.A. N.A.Gilbert, Arizona N.A. N.A.Honolulu/Honolulu County N.A. N.A.Irving, Texas N.A. N.A.Laredo, Texas N.A. N.A.San Jose N.A. N.A.



350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

TOTAL SPENDING ON PARKS AND RECREATIONPER RESIDENT BY CITY

Washington,D.C.

SanFrancisco

Seattle

LasVegas

Henderson,Nevada

Minneapolis

St.Paul,Minnesota

Portland

Plano,Texas

Sacramento

NorthLasVegas,Nevada

NewYork

Riverside,California

Cincinnati

Chandler,Arizona

Raleigh

VirginiaBeach

Tampa

Chicago

Newark,NewJersey

Oakland

KansasCity,Missouri

Denver

St.Petersburg

Aurora,Colorado

LongBeach,California

SanDiego

Orlando

Lubbock,Texas

Bakersfield

Boise,Idaho

Scottsdale,Arizona

Madison,Wisconsin

Dallas

Boston

Cleveland

NewOrleans

Pittsburgh

Tucson

Charlotte/Mecklenburg

FortWorth

EXPENDITUREPERRESIDENTINDOLLA

RS

FY 2009 OPERATING EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE



Total expenditure includes both operating and capital expenditure. The orange portion of each bar is operating expenditure,including regular expenses such as landscape and facility maintenance, recreational programming, planning, administration, andpolicing. The blue portion is capital expenditure, including one-time land acquisitions, construction projects, and major repairs. Toensure parity between cities, spending figures exclude non-standard facilities such as stadiums, zoos, museums, aquariums, andcemeteries. If a city has more than one agency, their expenditures are combined.

Atlanta

Irvine,California

Greensboro,NorthCarolina

Phoenix

Mesa,Arizona

Omaha

Akron,Ohio

OklahomaCity

Garland,Texas

CorpusChristi

Anaheim

Nashville/Davidson

Glendale,Arizona

Philadelphia

Arlington,Texas

ColoradoSprings

Lincoln,Nebraska

Lexington/Fayette

FortWayne

Austin

SanAntonio

Milwaukee/MilwaukeeCounty

St.Louis

Columbus

Fresno

LosAngeles

Baltimore

Albuquerque

ChulaVista,California

Rochester,NewYork

Wichita

Arlington,Virginia

Stockton

Memphis

Houston

Louisville

SantaAna,California

Indianapolis

Jacksonville

Tulsa

Hialeah,Florida

Winston-Salem,NorthCarolina

Buffalo

ElPaso

Detroit

JerseyCity,NewJersey

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Seattle Parks and Recreation 1,021 16.6Virginia Beach Department of Parks and Recreation 671 15.5Oakland Office of Parks and Recreation 608 14.9Irvine Community Services Department 305 14.5St. Petersburg Parks Department 350 14.3Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department 400 14.2Tampa Parks and Recreation Department 474 13.8Denver Parks and Recreation (within Denver only) 841 13.8District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation 811 13.5Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 488 12.7National Park Service (within city of Washington, District of Columbia) 746 12.4Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Division 285 12.0Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources (Virginia) 256 11.8Miami Department of Parks and Recreation 505 11.7

Cleveland Department of Parks, Recreation and Properties 486 11.3Anaheim Community Services Department Parks Division 368 10.9Orlando Families, Parks and Recreation Department 256 10.9Pittsburgh Public Works 336 10.8Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department 394 9.7Chicago Park District 2,764 9.7San Francisco Recreation and Park Department 741 9.1North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Department 201 9.0Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department 228 8.9Chandler Community Services Department 223 8.9Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation 795 8.8Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Department 242 8.4Portland Parks and Recreation 445 7.9Plano Parks and Recreation Department 202 7.4

Austin Parks and Recreation Department 578 7.4Boise Parks and Recreation 151 7.3Henderson Parks and Recreation Department 186 7.3St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry 257 7.2Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space 229 7.1Nashville/Davidson Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation 421 7.0New York City Department of Parks and Recreation 5,804 6.9Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department (Missouri) 332 6.9Wichita Park and Recreation Department 253 6.8The Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge 152 6.7Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks 424 6.7Madison Parks Division 155 6.6Tucson Parks and Recreation Department 357 6.6Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation 298 6.4Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks 2,360 6.2

Garland Parks and Recreation Department 136 6.1San Diego Park and Recreation Department 758 5.8Norfolk Department of Recreation, Parks and Open Space 135 5.8Fort Worth Parks and Community Services Department 415 5.7San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department 751 5.5Cincinnati Recreation Commission 181 5.4San Jose Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services 524 5.4Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department 283 5.3New Orleans Recreation Department 186 5.2Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs 279 5.2Louisville Metro Parks 370 5.1

REPORT #8: EMPLOYEES PER 10,000 RESIDENTSBY MAJOR CITY AGENCY

Full-time and part-time employees, counted as Full-Time Equivalent (FTE). Seasonal staff not counted.


Number of Regular, Employees perAgency Non-Seasonal Employees 10,000 Residents



Dallas Park and Recreation Department 659 5.1Memphis Division of Park Services 343 5.1Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department 128 5.0Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine 231 5.0Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department 791 5.0Birmingham Park and Recreation Board 114 5.0Durham Parks and Recreation Department 112 4.9Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department (Charlotte) 437 4.8Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department 122 4.8Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks 106 4.6Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department 130 4.5Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation 134 4.5Reno Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department 99 4.5Bakersfield Recreation and Parks Department 143 4.4

El Paso Parks and Recreation Department 269 4.3Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation 344 4.3Arlington Parks and Recreation Department (Texas) 159 4.2Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services 166 4.2Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department 123 4.1Rochester Bureau of Operations and Parks 83 4.0Houston Parks and Recreation Department 828 3.7Lubbock Parks and Recreation 81 3.6Omaha Department of Parks, Recreation and Public Property 159 3.5New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways 124 3.5Columbus Recreation and Parks Department 265 3.4Cincinnati Park Board 114 3.4Glendale Parks and Recreation Department 85 3.4Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department 186 3.3

Mesa Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities Dept. 150 3.2Jacksonville Recreation and Community Services Department 261 3.2Boston Parks and Recreation Department 203 3.1Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department 148 3.1Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services 172 3.0Philadelphia Department of Recreation 457 3.0Jersey City Division of Parks and Forestry 60 2.5Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture 210 2.2Buffalo Division of Parks and Recreation 57 2.1Santa Ana Parks, Recreation and Community Services 68 2.0Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (within Newark) 48 1.7Detroit Recreation Department 156 1.7Chula Vista Public Works Department Parks Division 36 1.6Stockton Public Works Department 45 1.6Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (within Boston) 72 1.1

Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia) 157 1.0Newark Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services 24 0.9Tulsa Park and Recreation Department 33 0.8Akron Recreation Bureau N.A. N.A.Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department N.A. N.A.Gilbert Parks and Recreation N.A. N.A.Hialeah Department of Recreation and Community Services N.A. N.A.Irving Parks and Recreation N.A. N.A.Laredo Parks and Leisure Services Department N.A. N.A.

REPORT #8: EMPLOYEES PER 10,000 RESIDENTSBY MAJOR CITY AGENCY

Total: 40,309

Median: 5.4

Number of Regular, Employees perAgency Non-Seasonal Employees 10,000 Residents



Number ofCenters

Diamonds per10,000 Residents

5.6

5.5

5.1

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5

City

Portland, Oregon

St. Paul, Minnesota

Minneapolis

Pittsburgh

Rochester, New York

Scottsdale, Arizona

Cincinnati

Norfolk

Akron, Ohio

Jacksonville

Number ofDiamonds

318

154

195

128

82

92

125

86

73

284

SNAPSHOT REPORTSTHE TOP 10

REPORT #9: BALL DIAMONDS PER10,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

Ball diamonds include both baseball and softball diamonds.

If a city has more than one agency, their facilities are combined. For the full reports, visit tpl.org/cityparkfacts.

FY 2010

City

Portland, Oregon

Norfolk

Las Vegas

San Francisco

Arlington, Virginia

Madison, Wisconsin

St. Petersburg

Henderson, Nevada

Tampa

Albuquerque

Off-LeashDog Parks per

100,000 Residents

5.7

5.1

4.1

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

Number ofOff-LeashDog Parks

REPORT #11: OFF-LEASH DOG PARKSPER 100,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

32

12

23

27

7

7

6

6

8

12

REPORT #12: RECREATION AND SENIORCENTERS PER 20,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

REPORT #13: SKATEBOARD PARKS PER100,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

City

Baton Rouge

Minneapolis

Washington, D.C.

St. Paul, Minnesota

Norfolk

Philadelphia

Honolulu/Honolulu County

Chicago

Orlando

Cincinnati

Centers per20,000 Residents

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.12.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

34

51

73

33

25163

94

259

21

27

City

Chula Vista, CaliforniaColorado Springs

Reno, Nevada

El Paso

Las Vegas

Long Beach, California

Sacramento

Henderson, Nevada

Minneapolis

Boise, Idaho

Skateboard Parks per100,000 Residents

3.12.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

Number ofSkateboard

Parks

78

4

11

10

8

8

4

6

3

City

ClevelandCincinnati

Birmingham

Pittsburgh

Washington, D.C.

Tulsa

New Orleans

Philadelphia

Orlando

Tucson

Pools per100,000 Residents

Number ofPools

City

Madison, Wisconsin

Norfolk

Henderson, Nevada

Cincinnati

Raleigh

Baton Rouge

Cleveland

Honolulu/Honolulu County

Birmingham

Glendale, Arizona

Hoops per10,000 Residents

11.0

8.7

6.3

6.2

5.8

5.3

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.3

Number ofHoops

REPORT #14: SWIMMING POOLS PER100,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

REPORT #10: BASKETBALL HOOPS PER10,000 RESIDENTS BY CITY

4026

17

19

36

23

20

74

11

25

258

202

162

207

237

120

226

435

110

110

Swimming pools include both indoor and outdoor pools,four-foot minimum depth.

9.37.8

7.4

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.6

4.8

4.7

4.6



Rank Park Name Type Acres City

1 Chugach State Park S 490,125 Anchorage

2 Franklin Mountains State Park S 25,631 El Paso

3 Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge NWR 24,293 New Orleans

4 South Mountain Preserve M 16,094 Phoenix

5 McDowell Sonoran Preserve M 16,000 Scottsdale, Arizona

6 Cullen Park M 9,270 Houston

7 Topanga State Park (part) S 8,960 Los Angeles

8 Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve NP 7,870 Jacksonville

9 George Bush Park C 7,800 Houston

10 North Mountain Preserve M 7,500 Phoenix

11 Gateway National Recreation Area (part) NP 7,138 New York

12 Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (part) NWR 6,800 San Jose

13 Jefferson Memorial Forest M 6,201 Louisville

14 Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge (part) NWR 6,000 Eufaula, Alabama

15 Mission Trail M 5,840 San Diego

16 William B. Umstead State Park S 5,579 Raleigh

17 Cecil Field Greenway M 5,366 Jacksonville

18 Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park S 5,229 Honolulu

19 Forest Park M 5,157 Portland, Oregon

20 Eagle Creek Park and Golf Course M 4,766 Indianapolis

21 Far North Bicentennial Park M 4,500 Anchorage

22 Griffith Park M 4,217 Los Angeles

23 Fairmount Park-Wissahickon Valley M 4,167 Philadelphia

24 Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park S 3,896 Jacksonville

25 Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park M 3,715 Austin

26 Bidwell Park M 3,670 Chico, California

27 Fort Worth Nature Center/Wildlife Refuge M 3,662 Fort Worth

28 Mountain Creek Lake Park M 3,643 Dallas

29 Bays Mountain Park M 3,585 Kingsport, Tennessee

30 False Cape State Park and Natural Area Preserve S 3,572 Virginia Beach

31 Bonita Lakes Park M 3,462 Meridian, Mississippi

32 North Landing River State Natural Area Preserve S 3,440 Virginia Beach

33 First Landing State Park S 3,410 Virginia Beach

34 Shelby Farms Park C 3,200 Memphis

35 Trinity River Park M 3,173 Dallas

36 The Warner Parks M 3,133 Nashville

37 Mohawk Park and Golf Course M 3,100 Tulsa

38 Brecksville Reservation (part) R 3,026 Brecksville, Ohio

39 Pelham Bay Park M 2,765 New York

40 Newport News Park (part) M 2,688 Newport News, Virginia41 Otter Creek Park M 2,600 Louisville

42 Los Peasquitos Canyon M 2,405 San Diego

43 Longview Lake Park (part) C 2,381 Kansas City, Missouri

44 Blue River Parkway C 2,319 Kansas City, Missouri

45 Mill Stream Run Reservation (part) R 2,238 Strongsville, Ohio

46 Fleming Park (part) C 2,229 Lees Summit, Missouri

47 Steele Creek Park M 2,224 Bristol, Tennessee

48 Bear Creek Pioneers Park C 2,168 Houston

49 Tilden Park M 2,077 Berkeley

50 Cheyenne Mountain State Park S 2,040 Colorado Springs

THE 100 LARGEST CITY PARKSThese are the largest parks located within the limits of a U.S. city. Most are owned by the municipality, but some are owned by a state, a county, aregional agency, or the federal government. If a park extends beyond the boundary of the city, only the acreage within the city is noted here.

Note: New Yorks Central Park, commonly thought to be the largest city park, is 843 acres and number 138 on the list. For the 150 largest city parks,

visit tpl.org/cityparkfacts.

KEY M: Municipally Owned Park S: State Park C: County Park R: Regional Park NP: National Park NWR:National Wildlife Refuge



Rank Park Name Type Acres City

THE 100 LARGEST CITY PARKS

KEY M: Municipally Owned Park S: State Park C: County Park R: Regional Park NP: National Park NWR:National Wildlife Refuge

51 Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area M 2,031 Los Angeles

52 Galveston Island State Park S 2,013 Galveston

53 Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area R 1,973 Portland, Oregon

54 White Rock Lake Park M 1,952 Dallas

55 Aurora Reservoir M 1,861 Aurora, Colorado

56 Swope Park M 1,805 Kansas City, Missouri

57 Torrey Pines State Reserve S 1,800 San Diego

58 Calero County Park C 1,782 San Jose

59 Greenbelt Park M 1,778 New York

60 Barton Creek Greenbelt M 1,771 Austin

61 Little Talbot Island State Park S 1,768 Jacksonville

62 Mission Bay Park M 1,756 San Diego

63 Rock Creek Park (part) NP 1,754 Washington, D.C.

64 Tijuana River Valley Regional Park C 1,720 San Diego

65 Big Talbot Island State Park S 1,708 Jacksonville66 Adobe Dam Recreation Area C 1,642 Phoenix

67 Fort Harrison State Park S 1,640 Lawrence, Indiana

68 Lake Leatherwood Park M 1,620 Eureka Springs, Arkansas

69 Pennypack Park M 1,618 Philadelphia

70 Claremont Hills Wilderness Park M 1,589 Claremont, California

71 Burns Park M 1,575 North Little Rock, Arkansas

72 Hidden Valley Wildlife Area R 1,510 Riverside, California

73 Water Works Park M 1,500 Des Moines, Iowa

74 Beaman Park M 1,493 Nashville

75 The Presidio NP 1,491 San Francisco

76 Salem Lake M 1,475 Winston-Salem, North Carolina

77 Wilderness Park M 1,472 Lincoln, Nebraska

78 Mt. Airy Forest M 1,471 Cincinnati

79 Glenn Cunningham Lake M 1,439 Omaha80 Hansen Dam Recreation Center M 1,437 Los Angeles

81 Stumpy Lake Park M 1,435 Virginia Beach

82 Memorial Park M 1,431 Houston

83 Longview Lake Park (part) C 1,429 Lees Summit, Missouri

84 Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park M 1,424 Riverside, California

85 Kincaid Park M 1,411 Anchorage

86 Rancho Diana M 1,392 San Antonio

87 Sacred Falls State Park S 1,374 Honolulu

88 Orange County Great Park M 1,347 Irvine, California

89 Garden of the Gods Park M 1,319 Colorado Springs

90 Cherokee Park M 1,306 Madison, Wisconsin

91 City Park M 1,300 New Orleans

92 Forest Park M 1,293 St. Louis

93 Black Mountain Park M 1,284 San Diego94 North Cheyenne Canyon Park M 1,260 Colorado Springs

95 Flushing Meadows/Corona Park M 1,255 New York

96 Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline Park R 1,220 Oakland

97 Lincoln Park M 1,216 Chicago

98 Anacostia Park NP 1,215 Washington, D.C.

99(tie) Cave Buttes Recreation Area I & II M 1,200 Phoenix

99 (tie) Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park M 1,200 Baltimore



THE 50 OLDEST CITY PARKSThese are the oldest U.S. city parks ranked chronologically. In the case of parks that were enlarged later, the date refers to theyear of initial creation or acquisition. In the case of parks whose names have changed, the modern name is given. Of course,before the European invasion, there were hundreds of even older plazas, sports fields, ceremonial grounds, and foodpreparation commons in such Native American communities as Cahokia, Cheektowaga, Cathlapotle, and Taos Pueblo, butthe pre-historical record does not yield dates of their establishment.

For the complete list of oldest city parks, visittpl.org/cityparkfacts.

1 Plaza de la Constitucin St. Augustine, Florida 1573

2 Boston Common Boston 1634

3 New Haven Green New Haven 1641

4 Washington/Marion Squares Charleston, South Carolina 1680

5 Rittenhouse/Washington/Logan/Franklin Squares Philadelphia 1682

6 Salem Common Salem, Massachusetts 1685

7 Battery Park New York 1686

8 Military/Washington Parks Newark, New Jersey 1697

9 Jackson Square New Orleans 1718

10 San Pedro Springs Park San Antonio 1729

11 Bowling Green New York 1733

11 Johnson Square Savannah 1733

13 Old Town Plaza Albuquerque 176014 El Pueblo Los Angeles 1781

15 National Mall Washington, D.C. 1790

16 Settlers Landing Cleveland 1796

17 Duane Park New York 1797

18 Village Green Park Worthington, Ohio 1803

19 Lafayette Square Washington, D.C. 1804

20 River Common Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 1807

21 Gravois/Laclede/Mt. Pleasant Parks St. Louis 1812

22 Jackson Place Park St. Louis 1816

23 Washington Square Rochester, New York 1817

24 Brinkley Park/Colonial Park/Columbus Park/Court Square Memphis 1819

25 Santa Fe Plaza Santa Fe 1821

26 Washington Square New York 1823

27 Perkins Square Akron, Ohio 182528 Patterson Park Baltimore 1827

29 Union Square New York 1832

30 Tompkins Square Park New York 1833

31 Cathedral Square Park Milwaukee 1835

31 Van Vorst Park Jersey City, New Jersey 1835

33 Veterans Park Staten Island 1836

34 Grant Park Chicago 1837

35 Lafayette Park St. Louis 1838

36 Daniel Carter Beard Memorial Square Queens 1841

37 Chapman Park Portland, Oregon 1843

38 Wyanda Park Queens 1844

39 Thomas Square Honolulu 1845

40 Madison Square Park/Reservoir Square (Bryant Park) New York 1847

40 Portsmouth Square San Francisco 1847

40 Fort Greene Park Brooklyn 1847

43 Rice Park St. Paul, Minnesota 1849

43 Sutter Land Grants Park Sacramento 1849

45 Grand Circus Park Detroit 1850

45 Oakland Cemetery Atlanta 1850

45 Orton Park Madison, Wisconsin 1850

45 Pantoja Park San Diego 1850

45 Union/Washington Squares San Francisco 1850

50 Goodale Park Columbus 1851

Rank Park Name City Year Established



THE MOST-VISITED CITY PARKS

Rank Park Name City Annual Visitorship

1 Central Park New York 35,000,0002 Lincoln Park Chicago 20,000,0003 Mission Bay Park San Diego 16,500,0004 Balboa Park San Diego 14,000,0005 Golden Gate Park San Francisco 13,000,0006 Forest Park St. Louis 12,000,0006 Griffith Park Los Angeles 12,000,0008 Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk New York 10,600,0009 Fairmount Park Philadelphia 10,000,0009 National Mall Washington, D.C. 10,000,00011 Cleveland Lakefront State Park Cleveland 8,431,00012 Prospect Park New York 8,000,00013 Hermann Park Houston 5,600,00014 Liberty State Park Jersey City, New Jersey 5,326,97815 City Park New Orleans 5,000,00015 Old Sacramento State Historic Park Sacramento 5,000,00015 The Presidio San Francisco 5,000,000

18 Fair Park Dallas 4,999,30019 Chain of Lakes Regional Park Minneapolis 4,860,80020 Bryant Park New York 4,200,00021 Millennium Park Chicago 4,000,00021 Piedmont Park Atlanta 4,000,00023 Statue of Liberty National Monument New York 3,833,28824 Independence National Historical Park Philadelphia 3,751,00725 Green Lake Park Seattle 3,650,00026 White River State Park Indianapolis 3,300,00027 Memorial Park Houston 3,246,00028 Centennial Olympic Park Atlanta 3,200,00029 Battery Park New York 3,000,00029 Belle Isle Park Detroit 3,000,00029 Como Park St. Paul, Minnesota 3,000,00029 White River Greenway Indianapolis 3,000,000

33 Riverside Park New York 2,800,00034 Drew Field Jacksonville 2,500,00035 Jefferson National Expansion Memorial St. Louis 2,436,11036 Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk New York 2,300,00037 Lake Harriet Park/Lyndale Park Minneapolis 2,250,00038 Boston Common Boston 2,200,00039 Swope Park Kansas City, Missouri 2,100,00040 Boston National Historical Park Boston 2,060,49741 City Park Denver 2,000,00041 Garden of the Gods Park Colorado Springs 2,000,00041 Lyon Park St. Louis 2,000,00044 Rock Creek Park Washington, D.C. 1,883,45745 Delaware Park Buffalo 1,800,00046 First Landing State Park Virginia Beach 1,762,464

47 Schenley Park and Plaza Pittsburgh 1,750,00048 Country/Jaycee Park Greensboro, North Carolina 1,586,31649 Encanto Park Phoenix 1,500,00049 Louisville Waterfront Park Louisville 1,500,00049 Park at Lady Bird Lake Austin 1,500,00049 Point State Park Pittsburgh 1,500,00049 Town Lake Metropolitan Park Austin 1,500,00049 Trinity Park Fort Worth 1,500,00055 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park San Antonio 1,304,69056 Balloon Fiesta Park Albuquerque 1,300,00057 Chugach State Park Anchorage 1,200,000



THE MOST-VISITED CITY PARKS

57 Monon Greenway Indianapolis 1,200,00057 San Antonio Riverwalk San Antonio 1,200,00060 The Esplanade Boston 1,100,000

61 Centennial Park Santa Ana, California 1,040,00062 Burke-Gilman Trail Seattle 1,000,00062 Bushnell Park Hartford, Connecticut 1,000,00062 Centennial Park Nashville 1,000,00062 Eden Park Cincinnati 1,000,00062 Jackson Square New Orleans 1,000,00062 Longview Lake Park Kansas City, Missouri 1,000,00062 Myriad Gardens Oklahoma City 1,000,00062 Overton Park Memphis 1,000,00062 Tower Grove Park St. Louis 1,000,00071 Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve Jacksonville 993,94872 Nuuanu Pali State Wayside Honolulu 905,30073 T.O. Fuller State Park Memphis 856,33874 Discovery Green Houston 850,000

74 McCormick-Stillman Park Scottsdale, Arizona 850,00076 Park Road Park Charlotte 815,98077 South Mountain Park Phoenix 787,30578 Audubon Park New Orleans 770,00079 Cabrillo National Monument San Diego 763,14080 Al Lopez (Horizon) Park Tampa 750,00080 Franke Park Fort Wayne 750,00082 Mount Trashmore Park Virginia Beach 711,65183 Land Park Sacramento 710,00084 Woodward Park Fresno 700,50085 Randalls Island New York 700,00086 Freedom Park Charlotte 682,00087 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site Atlanta 658,45288 El Dorado Park Long Beach, California 645,00089 Fairmount Park Riverside, California 641,000

90 Eagle Creek Park Indianapolis 635,20691 Diamond Head State Monument Honolulu 634,30092 Julia Davis Park Boise, Idaho 629,06793 Fort McHenry National Monument Baltimore 611,58294 Ottawa Park Toledo 600,00095 William B. Umstead State Park Raleigh 595,42496 Lewis and Clark Landing Omaha 587,39997 Hermann Square Houston 584,00098 William W. Powers State Recreation Area Chicago 575,00099 Pioneers Park Lincoln, Nebraska 550,000100 Pullen Park Raleigh 540,000101 Tranquility Park Houston 517,000102 Sawyer Point Cincinnati 506,123103 Cherokee Park Louisville 500,000

103 Heritage Park Irvine, California 500,000103 Meridian Hill Park Washington, D.C. 500,000103 Mohawk Park Tulsa 500,000103 Riverside Park Central Wichita 500,000103 Seneca Park Louisville 500,000103 Shelby Farms Park Memphis 500,000103 Warner Park Madison, Wisconsin 500,000111 Adobe Dam Recreation Area Phoenix 438,310112 Bayfront Park Miami 433,362113 Town Square Anchorage 425,000

Rank Park Name City Annual Visitorship


34/36


35/36


36/36

National Office


101 Montgomery Street, Suite 900

San Francisco, CA 94104

415.495.4014

Center for City Park Excellence


660 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 401

Washington, D.C. 20003

202.543.7552

tpl.org/ccpe

Documents

2011 City Park Facts